Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Durham County Council
County Hall
DURHAM
DH15UQ
Contact
Clare Musgrove
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC14 - Durham CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Contract for United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) E37 Tailored support for the employed to access courses
Reference number
DN694296
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
UKSPF Skills E37 Tailored Support for the Employed to Access Courses.
The council wishes to procure provision which will provide support for the under-employed and those at risk of redundancy under the skills strand of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The provision must support the growth and productivity agenda by providing access to agile training/upskilling solutions required by growth sectors and those facing ongoing recruitment difficulties.
This will be achieved through the provision of flexible workforce skills support programmes to address intermediate (equivalent to Level 21), technical (at any Level1) and higher-level (equivalent to Level 31 or above) skills gaps and shortages by creating opportunities for employees to upskill and/or retrain. This will support their career progression and/or help them to adapt to changes resulting from business restructures or redundancy.
The council is looking to procure a range of providers against geographic lots to provide full geographic coverage. Bidders must offer a range of accredited and non-accredited learning delivery, relevant to the companies/growth sectors in the Lot under which they are bidding. Bidders must be able to respond to the needs of companies looking to upskill the workforce as well as in the case of a restructure or redundancy situation.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,300,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Bidders may bid for :
The maximum of the full funding available for a Geographical LOT
OR
Exactly half of the value of a single Geographical LOT (other than in LOT 3 - East Durham where only bids for the full value will be considered)
AND
A maximum of 2 Geographic LOTs regardless of ½ or Full LOT proposal.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
LOT 1 - North Durham
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime).
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £884,000
two.2.14) Additional information
The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 12 months from the actual end date dependant on funding and commissioner approval.
Tender documents can be accessed , free of charge, at www.nepo.org using reference DN694296
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
LOT 2 - Mid Durham
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime).
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £786,000
two.2.14) Additional information
The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 12 months from the actual end date dependant on funding and commissioner approval.
Tender documents can be accessed , free of charge, at www.nepo.org using reference DN694296
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
LOT 3 - East Durham
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime).
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £426,000
two.2.14) Additional information
The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 12 months from the actual end date dependant on funding and commissioner approval.
Tender documents can be accessed , free of charge, at www.nepo.org using reference DN694296
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
LOT 4 - South West Durham
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is issued under an Open Tender process in line with Public Contracts Regulation 2015, under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for contracts for social and other specific services (Light Touch Regime).
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,178,000
two.2.14) Additional information
The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for a further 12 months from the actual end date dependant on funding and commissioner approval.
Tender documents can be accessed , free of charge, at www.nepo.org using reference DN694296
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
27 November 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom